Subtraction word problems

I can use written methods for subtraction 

 1. There were 72 birds in a tall tree, but 33 of them flew away. How many birds are left in the tree? 

2. I had 56 chocolates in a box, then I ate 24 of them. How many are left? 

3. There were 53 books on my bookshelf this morning. Some children came and took 22 of them. How many books are left? 

4. Eric picked up a book with 42 pages. He read the first 11 pages. How many more pages would he need to read to finish the book? 

5. A comic costs 89p. I have 52p in my purse. How much more money do I need? 

6. I have 35ml of water. I use 23ml. How much do I have left? 

7. I have 65 pounds. I spend 32 pounds. How much do I have left? 

8. I bake 59 cookies. My friends eat 24 of them. How many are left?

4EL love to read

Christan and Carla came in this morning and told us all about some of their favourite books.

We hope this gives you some ideas for books to read.

Christan is reading 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

Carla is reading 'The Velveteen Rabbit'

They are not the only reading fans in the class. Look at these great comments!

Q: Why do you love to read?

Christian likes to be able to magpie good words.
Justyna likes to imagine she is in the place she reads about.
Jamie likes to improve his word knowledge.
Trinity reads to get information.
Kelvin reads to find out how to do something.
Maddison says reading gives us inspiration.
Trinity like the moods that reading creates.
Andrea knows that reading helps her spell.
Aaron says he absorbs knowledge from reading.
Stefan and Tommy feel that reading helps them relax.
Paul gets lost in a book.

Our learning credit menu for term 3

A reminder of our learning credit ideas....

Look at Oliver's computer programme!

A great website for homes of the future

Click here

Addition word problems

I can use written addition methods.

You can get help to read these problems by looking on the blog. Use the speak button on the ipad.

RUCSAC! Show your working out for each problem!

I had 25 pounds in the bank. I put 23 pounds in today. How much do I have now?

I buy a lightbulb for 62p and a candle for 34p. How much do they cost together?

My electricity bill was 45 pounds this month. My gas bill was 32 pounds. How much were they in total?

I had 24 trees in my garden. I plant 35 more. How many do I have now?

Last week I used 34 litres of water. This week I used 21 litres of water. How much water did I use altogether?

A normal lightbulb costs 35p. An eco lightbulb costs 24p more. How much is an eco lightbulb?

Our designs for the home of the future!

We used our experiences yesterday to start designing the house of the future!

Our visit to Hill Holt Wood

Wow - we have come back from our trip so inspired to start designing and making our sustainable homes! I heard many ideas been talked about as we walked around. We learnt about sustainable building materials which were good for structure and insulation. We also found it fascinating to find out about different forms of roof and how they can help collect water for the house.

Later in the morning we had our first encounter with the composting toilets!! What an experience, but we found out that it can save up to 2 litres of water per visit.

I think we will all agree though that our favourite part of the day was when we got to build our very own straw bale house.

Find out more about the arguments for and against wind farms

Use the link to find out more...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4600000/newsid_4600900/4600919.stm

Learning credit inspiration!

Look at Mollie's model of an Eco- house!!

You really inspired us today Mollie!!!

AGAINST windfarms

Post your comments against wind farms here!

FOR Windfarms

Post your comments FOR windfarms here!

Science Morning Meeting

Useful videos for learning addition!

Adding multliples of 10

Adding any 2 digit numbers

The Future - what will life be like in 2114?

Welcome back! We hope you had a fantastic holiday and are ready for an action packed term. This time, our topic is going to be "The Future". In year 4 we will be thinking about the issues affecting our lives now and how our lives and homes will have changed in 100 years time.

 

Post your dreams or ideas about the future below.....

Want to know more about what the homes of the future might be like? Look here:

http://www.ecofriendlyhouses.net/

Find out more about Global Warming

Have a look at this website.

Tell us what you found out by reading it!

http://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-effect/